Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

This activity will encourage your child to discover the scientific process, compare sizes shapes, and build shape recognition skills.

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Have you ever seen fruit decay? Find out if a fruit will rot faster if you open it versus leaving it untouched!

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

Hisss! Make a snake pet from a recycled cardboard tube! Transport your child into nature with this fun and easy craft.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschool or pre-kindergarten child: make a tubescope out of a cardboard tube and colored and wax paper!

Help your crafty kid make rocket-shaped party favors to hand out to friends and family on Independence Day!

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

This science fair project investigates why the number of visible stars changes from place to place.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Heart-shaped pizza is an unusual Valentine's Day treat that your child will fall in love with. Make a heart-shaped pizza this Valentine's Day with your family.

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.